According to the Chippewa County Department of Public Health, it’s the first death of a county resident under the age of 18 after testing positive for COVID-19.
The number of counties in Wisconsin experiencing high levels of COVID-19 community levels exploded in the past week, surging from just a single one last Friday to fourteen now.
New COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin remained relatively flat over the weekend, with the seven-day rolling-average dipping slightly since Friday as part of a trend that stretches back more than two weeks.
The seven-day rolling average for COVID-19 deaths hit zero on Tuesday after weeks spent mostly hovering in the one or two per day for much the last several weeks.
State health officials are urging the residents of seven Wisconsin counties who stopped wearing masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 grab them again when they leave home.
The first year of the COVID-19 pandemic took a greater toll on life expectancy in the United States than every one of the more than 20 other similar countries included in a recent medical study.
The seven-day rolling average for new COVID-19 cases remains elevated as a result of the Dept. of Health Services clearing what is at least its second backlog of the year.
A COVID-19 vaccine for babies and toddlers may soon become reality for parents who have been waiting for years to protect their children against the deadly virus.
As the dramatic drop in COVID-19 cases gives way to a slight and steady decline, the number of people admitted to Wisconsin hospitals also appears to be leveling off after its own fall.
The last two times new confirmed COVID-19 cases were lower than they were on Monday, friends and families were gathering around the dinner table to celebrate Thanksgiving Day and Christmas.
State health officials celebrated the downward turn in a tweet that offered a snapshot of the daily figures, saying “our numbers appear to be moving in the right direction.”
In addition to being the county’s first case, that positive test, which was detected on Jan. 30, 2019, was the first one confirmed in the state and just the 12th in the entire country, UW Health noted.
The recent surge of new, confirmed COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin abated a bit Tuesday, with fewer than half as many positive tests tallied in the latest report as there were the previous day.
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